Lia from Lost in a Story’s challenge “Down the TBR Hole” has helped me whittle down my massive virtual TBR, or at least get me thinking critically about what books I’m actually going to read. I’ve realized I’ve added a lot of books in 2012 and 2013 that I’ve never read and will probably never get around to reading!! There’s also a ton of books that I added in the moment that I’ve never even thought of since then.
“Down the TBR Hole” works like this: order your Goodreads “to be read” shelf with the oldest books first and remove the ones you’re no longer interested in reading. I’ve added in two of my own personal rules: if I have multiple books in a series I’ll only keep the next (or first) one I have to read, and I’ll remove complete works or collections (unless it’s a collection I already own).
Oh She Glows Every Day by Angela Liddon
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
The Vegetable Butcher by Cara Mangini
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Something New by Lucy Knisley
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
The Universe of Us by Lang Leav
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Quarter Life Poetry by Samantha Jayne
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Even This Page is White by Vivek Shraya
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
Field Guide to the End of the World by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
keep (physical TBR)
This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Date added: Dec 13, 2016
remove
Ruling: 10/20 removed
Did I make good choices? Were there any I should’ve kept? I’m kinda on the fence about some of the poetry collections.
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